On June 2nd, the Italian House of Deputies began debating a new bill requiring a mandatory four-day paternity leave for all new fathers. If the bill is approved, Italian fathers will be obligated to take four days off immediately after the birth of their new child. The four-day paternity leave would be fully paid by […]
In mid-June, Citigroup held their 7th annual Diversity Week. This is the 3rd year where initiatives have expanded to all countries in EMEA and last year over 250 events took place in 53 countries across EMEA. The theme for 2010 was ‘Reflecting on Unconscious Bias’ where the organisation discussed how prejudice
AXA Winterthur, with the support of European Diversity Research & Consulting, has established a Gender Mentoring programme to bring their career motivated women into the higher ranks. With the participation of the entire board, 77 women applied for the programme and 43 were matched with higher-level Mentors in the first year. The symbiotic relationship provides
With programmes such as ‘Espoir Banlieues’ and ‘Chance2’, France and Germany are concretely fighting inequality for disadvantaged youth. The 2010-revised French programme ‘Espoir Banlieues’ (transl. ‘Hope Suburbs’) began in 2008 and supports the employment and employability of young people from “les banlieues”, the low-income districts with a high percentage of non-integrated minorities. Since the launch […]
According to a new report from the European Commission, the economy would benefit by having full representation of both men and women in top positions. The report, “More women in senior positions – key to economic stability and growth,” shows that women continue to be severely under-represented in economic decision-making. In the corporate world, men […]
HALDE (Haute Autorité de Lutte contre les Discriminations et pour l’Egalité) and the OIT (International Labour Organisation) have published the third edition of the Barometer of Discrimination at Work in France. Through this collaboration, the evolution of perceived discrimination in the French public and private workplaces can now be assessed over three years. This edition […]
The second Arab women’s leadership Forum sought to accelerate the pace of Arab women’s inclusion in the workplace. Keynote speakers included Selma Aliye Kavaf, Turkey’s Minister for Women and Family Affairs, and Aseel Al-Awadhi, member of Parliament for Kuwait. The sessions centered on
According to the 2010 Eurobarometer study, Europeans believe that gender inequality is still common in their lives today – this being felt more strongly by women than men. A slight majority finds not enough efforts are being made in the EU to combat gender inequality. Europeans citizens believe that
Women have taken the dominant role in the European online trade of goods, according to a recent Deutsche Card Services report. As shown in “E-Retail Report 2009”, 61.35% of all transactions originating in European online stores are by women. In comparison with the 2007 report, where women encompassed only 44% of purchase transations, a quick […]
With Spain holding the EU presidency for the first half of 2010, Spanish Prime Minister José Zapatero plans to speed up the process to Gender Equality in the EU. While speaking at the ‘Women for a Better World’ Conference in Valencia, Zapatero stressed that during the Spanish EU presidency, Spain would continue to support the […]
